adrenoleukodystrophy

Definition of adrenoleukodystrophy

: a rare demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait chiefly affecting males in childhood and that is characterized by progressive blindness, deafness, tonic spasms, and mental deterioration —abbreviation ALD

1976

First Known Use of adrenoleukodystrophy

1976

Medical Dictionary

adrenoleukodystrophy

noun
adre·no·leu·ko·dys·tro·phy

Medical Definition of adrenoleukodystrophy

plural

adrenoleukodystrophies

: a rare demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait chiefly affecting males in childhood and that is characterized by progressive blindness, deafness, tonic spasms, and mental deterioration—abbreviation ALD; called also encephalitis periaxialis diffusa, Schilder's disease, Schilder's encephalitis